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Donald C. Brace Memorial Lecture by Professor David Vaver – “User Rights: Fair Use and Beyond”

IPilogue

Professor Vaver spoke on the origins of fair dealing in Canada and its differences and similarities in comparison to the American legal concept of “fair use”, its evolution throughout the history of Canadian common law jurisprudence, and its potentially far-reaching future beyond Canada and copyright law. .

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What is right with EU trade agreements?

The IPKat

The AAs’ IP enforcement norms (modelled on Directive 2004/48/EC , Regulation 608/2013 , and Directive 2000/31/EC ) did not only favour IP rightholders. I also reached similar conclusions with regards to design law in a parallel study. The three countries approach CJEU IP case-law differently.

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No IP, no right to information? CJEU to clarify scope of article 8 Enforcement Directive

The IPKat

Under article 8(1) of the Enforcement Directive (Directive 2004/48/EC) a claimant in infringement proceedings can request a court to order certain parties to disclose information. TB claims it is the right holder of certain images that are protected by copyright under Polish law. One image is depicted below.

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Synergy Between Ipr And E-Commerce Platforms

IIPRD

Musical Arts, designs, pictures, software, material, and many other sorts of Intellectual Property can be transferred using an e-commerce platform in the digital age. There are few e-commerce companies which explicitly make copies of brands such as Firstcopyclub, ShoesKartel etc. iv. Statutes Information Technology Act, No.21,

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Protection of Computer-Related Inventions : An Indian Perspective

Intepat

SCOPE OF PROTECTION UNDER COPYRIGHT LAW The Copyright Act, of 1957 defines “ literary work ” under section 2(o), to include computer programs, tables and compilations including computer databases. Copyright can protect certain kinds of CRIs, mainly computer software inventions.

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Evolution of Tests of Creativity in Copyrights

IP and Legal Filings

Originality is the quality that distinguishes produced or invented works from copies, clones, forgeries, or derivative works by being new or novel. The Copyright , Designs and Patents Act of 1988 in the United Kingdom specifies in Section (1)(1)(a) that copyright exists in “original literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic works.”

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Same Old Spin: Why Access Copyright Needs a Reality Check on Canadian Copyright

Michael Geist

Yet Access Copyright has returned to its longstanding playbook of downplaying Supreme Court decisions and misleading its own members in the process. For example, the 2004 CCH decision is now widely regarded as Canada’s most consequential copyright decision, affirming the role of user’s rights and the need for balance in copyright.

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